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China installing the wind / solar equivalent of 5 nuclear power stations a week
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-07-16/chinas-renewable-energy-boom-breaks-records/104086640
#ycombinator #solar_power #wind_power #renewables #nuclear #energy_transition #decarbonise #climate_change #china_energy_transition

Fusion tech finds geothermal energy application
https://spectrum.ieee.org/geothermal-energy-gyrotron-quaise
#ycombinator #electricity_generation #energy_transition #geothermal_energy #nuclear_fusion #greenhouse_gases #fusion #magnetic_fields

Microwave Drills from Nuclear Fusion Tech Find Geothermal Energy Application
https://spectrum.ieee.org/geothermal-energy-gyrotron-quaise
#ycombinator #electricity_generation #energy_transition #geothermal_energy #nuclear_fusion #greenhouse_gases #fusion #magnetic_fields

World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say (The Guardian)

“Not only did governments fail to stem global warming, the rate of global warming actually accelerated.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/29/world-will-look-back-at-2023-as-year-humanity-exposed-its-inability-to-tackle-climate-crisis

#climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #energy #energy_transition #carbon_footprint #global_warming #fossil_fuel #extreme_weather #storms #floodings #flash_floods #forest_fires #wildfires #heat_waves #cop28

Why AI is a disaster for the climate (The Guardian)

The technology consumes electricity at a colossal rate.

So maybe the best hope for the planet would be for generative AI to topple down the slippery slope into Gartner’s “trough of disillusionment”.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/23/ai-chat-gpt-environmental-impact-energy-carbon-intensive-technology

Quotes from the article: https://diasp.nl/posts/3914572

#artificial_intelligence #ai #chatgtp #computing #energy #energy_transition #carbon_footprint #climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #global_warming

Nuclear energy is more expensive than renewables, report finds
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-21/nuclear-energy-most-expensive-csiro-gencost-report-draft/103253678
#ycombinator #CSIRO #GenCost #Nuclear_Energy #Renewable_energy #Wind_power #Pumped_Hydro #Energy_transition #AEMO

Nuclear energy is more expensive than renewables, CSIRO report finds
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-21/nuclear-energy-most-expensive-csiro-gencost-report-draft/103253678
#ycombinator #CSIRO #GenCost #Nuclear_Energy #Renewable_energy #Wind_power #Pumped_Hydro #Energy_transition #AEMO

Shell employees urge CEO to rethink shift from renewables in rare letter
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/09/28/deep-concern-shell-employees-urge-ceo-to-rethink-shift-from-renewables-in-rare-letter
#ycombinator #energy_transition #employees #Shell #net_zero #Fossil_fuels #renewable_energy

Aggravating factors:
1. Reduced #nuclear power production because of maintenance and phase-out.
2. Reduced hydropower production because of drought.

Alleviating factors:
1. Increased #solar, #wind power thanks to the #energy_transition
2. Fossil spare capacity because of fossil phase out.

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Oh No, National Review Discovered Dems' Fiendish Plan To Keep Planet Habitable! https://www.wonkette.com/oh-no-national-review-discovered-dems-fiendish-plan-to-keep-planet-habitable

#National_review #Noah_rothman #Climate_change #Global_warming #Energy_transition #Denis_leary #Science #Climate_science #Climate_denial #Appliances #Gas_stoves #Modern_convenience #Culture_war #A_doktor_of_rhetoric #Methane_gas #Natural_gas #Palo_alto #Cultural_resentment #Similes #Electric_vehicles #Clean_energy

You Plugged Your Ford Into My Tesla Charger! You Got A Tesla Plug In My Ford! https://www.wonkette.com/you-plugged-your-ford-into-my-tesla-charger-you-got-a-tesla-plug-in-my-ford

#Electric_vehicles #Evs #Ev_charging_infrastructure #Elon_musk #Tesla #Ford_motor_company #Ev_charging_stations #Jim_farley #Ev_charging_standards #Tesla_supercharger_stations #Combined_charging_system #Ccs #North_american_charging_standard #Nacs #Beta_vs_vhs #Climate_change #Energy_transition

Germany’s #Energy_Transition (#Energiewende) is about more than just #Climatechange. It‘s also about #Democracy, #Autonomy, #Selfsufficiancy and #Decentralisation. It’s breaking new ground in many different ways. It is and remains exciting to be part of.

Fossil fuels kill more people than Covid. Why are we so blind to the harms of oil and gas? (The Guardian)

Were we able to perceive afresh the sheer scale of fossil fuel impact we might be horrified, but because this is an old problem too many don’t see it as a problem.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/28/fossil-fuels-kill-more-people-than-covid-why-are-we-so-blind-to-the-harms-of-oil-and-gas

#fossil_fuel #oil #gas #exxonmobil #suncor #tar_sands #pollution #air_pollution #health #climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #renewables #energy #energy_transition